emissary
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emissary
- /ˈɛmɪs(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ˈɛmɪˌsɛɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From French émissaire, from Latin emissarius (“agent, scout, spy”).
noun emissaries
- An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else. The small group around Ch’en Tu-hsiu that had remained at headquarters hastily sent an emissary—Chang Kuo-t’ao—to Nanch’ang. Though Chang set out immediately, he did not reach Nanch’ang until July 31, the day before the rising.
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Such an agent spreading a gospel.
Near-synonym: missionary
Similar: missionary
- A venous channel in the skull.
- An underground channel by which the water of a lake escapes.
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noun an agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
| Español | emisario, emisaria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사자 saja |
| 日本語 | 使者 shisha |
| 中文 | 使者 shǐzhě, 伻 bēng |
| Português | emissário |
| Français | émissaire |
| Deutsch | Emissär, Emissärin, Abgesandter |
| Ελληνικά | αγγελιοφόρος angeliofóros, απεσταλμένος apestalménos |
| Русский | эмисса́р emissár, посла́нник poslánnik, посла́нница poslánnica |
| Tiếng Việt | sứ giả |
| العربية | مَبْعُوث mabʕūṯ |
noun a venous channel in the skull
| Ελληνικά | εκφορητικός πόρος ekforitikós póros |
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title = {emissary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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